The website ''Open Congress'' tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.<ref>[http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/400278_George_Miller ''OpenCongress,'' "George Miller," Accessed July 31, 2013]</ref>

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The website ''OpenCongress'' tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.<ref>[http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/400278_George_Miller ''OpenCongress,'' "George Miller," Accessed July 31, 2013]</ref>

Miller began his political career as a legislative assistant to the Senate Majority Leader of the California State Senate. He worked in that position from 1969 until his election to the U.S. House in 1974.

Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Miller is one of the most reliable Democratic votes, meaning he can be considered a safe vote for the Democratic Party in Congress.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Miller's academic, professional and political career:[3]

1965: Graduated from Diablo Valley College with A.A.

1968: Graduated from San Francisco State University with B.A.

1972: Graduated from University of California Law School, Davis with J.D.

2011-2012

Issues

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Miller voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 172 Democrats that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[6]

2010

On November 2, 2010, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Rick Tubbs (R) in the general election.[9]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 2010

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

68.3%

122,435

Republican

Rick Tubbs

31.7%

56,764

Total Votes

179,199

Full history

To view the full congressional electoral history for George Miller, click [show] to expand the section.

2008

On November 4, 2008, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Roger Allen Petersen (R), Bill Callison (P&F) and Camden McConnell (L) in the general election.[10]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 2008

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

72.8%

170,962

Republican

Roger Allen Petersen

21.8%

51,166

Peace and Freedom

Bill Callison

2.9%

6,695

Libertarian

Camden McConnell

2.5%

5,950

Total Votes

234,773

2006

On November 7, 2006, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Camden McConnell (L) in the general election.[11]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 2006

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

84%

118,000

Libertarian

Camden McConnell

16%

22,486

Total Votes

140,486

2004

On November 2, 2004, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Charles Hargrave (R) in the general election.[12]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 2004

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

76.1%

166,831

Republican

Charles Hargrave

23.9%

52,446

Total Votes

219,277

2002

On November 5, 2002, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Charles Hargrave (R) and Scott Wilson (L) in the general election.[13]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 2002

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

70.7%

97,849

Republican

Charles Hargrave

26.4%

36,584

Libertarian

Scott Wilson

2.8%

3,943

Total Votes

138,376

2000

On November 7, 2000, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Christopher Hoffman (R) and Martin Sproul (Natural Law) in the general election.[14]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 2000

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

76.5%

159,692

Republican

Christopher Hoffman

21.1%

44,154

Natural Law

Martin Sproul

2.4%

4,943

Total Votes

208,789

1998

On November 3, 1998, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Norman Reece (R) in the general election.[15]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1998

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

76.7%

125,842

Republican

Norman Reece

23.3%

38,290

Total Votes

164,132

1996

On November 5, 1996, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Norman Reece (R), William Thompson (Reform) and Bob Liatunick (Natural Law) in the general election.[16]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1996

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

71.8%

137,089

Republican

Norman Reece

22.3%

42,542

Reform

William Thompson

3.6%

6,866

Natural Law

Bob Liatunick

2.3%

4,420

Total Votes

190,917

1994

On November 8, 1994, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Charles Hughes (R) and William Callison (P&F) in the general election.[17]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1994

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

69.7%

116,105

Republican

Charles Hughes

27.4%

45,698

Peace and Freedom

William Callison

2.9%

4,798

Total Votes

166,601

1992

On November 3, 1992, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Dave Scholl (R) and David Franklin (P&F) in the general election.[18]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1992

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

70.3%

153,320

Republican

Dave Scholl

25.1%

54,822

Peace and Freedom

David Franklin

4.5%

9,840

Total Votes

217,982

1990

On November 6, 1990, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Roger Payton (R) in the general election.[19]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1990

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

60.5%

121,080

Republican

Roger Payton

39.5%

79,031

Total Votes

200,111

1988

On November 8, 1988, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jean Last (R) in the general election.[20]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1988

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

68.4%

170,006

Republican

Jean Last

31.6%

78,478

Total Votes

248,484

1986

On November 4, 1986, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Rosemary Thakar (R) in the general election.[21]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1986

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

66.6%

124,174

Republican

Rosemary Thakar

33.4%

62,379

Total Votes

186,553

1984

On November 6, 1984, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Rosemary Thakar (R) in the general election.[22]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1984

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

66.7%

158,306

Republican

Rosemary Thakar

33.3%

78,985

Total Votes

237,291

1982

On November 2, 1982, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Paul Vallely (R), Rich Newell (L) and Terry Wells (American Independent) in the general election.[23]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1982

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

67.2%

126,952

Republican

Paul Vallely

30.2%

56,960

Libertarian

Rich Newell

1.5%

2,752

American Independent

Terry Wells

1.2%

2,205

Total Votes

188,869

1980

On November 4, 1980, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Giles St. Clair (R), Steve Snow (L) and Thomas J. Thompson (American Independent) in the general election.[24]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1980

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

63.3%

142,044

Republican

Giles St. Clair

31.4%

70,479

Libertarian

Steve Snow

3.1%

6,923

American Independent

Thomas J. Thompson

2.2%

5,023

Total Votes

224,469

1978

On November 7, 1978, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Paula Gordon (R) and Melvin Stanley (American Independent) in the general election.[25]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1978

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

63.4%

109,676

Republican

Paula Gordon

33.7%

58,332

American Independent

Melvin Stanley

2.8%

4,857

Total Votes

172,865

1976

On November 2, 1976, George Miller won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Robert Vickers (R) and Melvin Stanley (American Independent) in the general election.[26]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1976

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Millerincumbent

74.7%

147,064

Republican

Robert Vickers

23.3%

45,863

American Independent

Melvin Stanley

2%

3,889

Total Votes

196,816

1974

On November 4, 1974, George Miller won election to the United States House. He defeated Gary Fernandez (R) in the general election.[27]

U.S. House, California District 7 General Election, 1974

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Democratic

George Miller

55.6%

82,765

Republican

Gary Fernandez

44.4%

66,115

Total Votes

148,880

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Miller is available dating back to 2000. Based on available campaign finance records, Miller raised a total of $4,966,679 during that time period. This information was last updated on March 22, 2013.[28]

2012

Breakdown of the source of Miller's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Miller won re-election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Miller's campaign committee raised a total of $743,547 and spent $891,945.[32] This is less than the average $1.5 million spent by House winners in 2012.[33]

Lifetime voting record

According to the website GovTrack, Miller missed 1,709 of 22,905 roll call votes from January 1975 to March 2013. This amounts to 7.5%, which is worse than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.[37]

Congressional staff salaries

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Miller paid his congressional staff a total of $1,102,577 in 2011. He ranked 52nd on the list of the highest paid Democratic representative staff salaries and ranked 65th overall of the highest paid Representative Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, California ranked 5th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[38]

Net worth

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Miller's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $273,013 and $1,111,999. That averages to $692,506, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2011 of $5,107,874. His average net worth increased by 3.67% from 2010.[39]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Miller's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $259,013 and $1,076,999. That averages to $668,006, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.[40]